Why is it the most spiritual places on earth suffer a lot ?

Interesting question, but one must ask why these places are seen as spiritual. With all respect to religion and those religious, it has to be from a quality we ascribe as we want in our lives. Italy suffers a lot, yet is breathtakingly gorgeous. The flatlands often suffer less, but they suffer if they don't have water near, and if they haven't that access, large portions of Africa (not included in your "spiritual" list) suffer. I can't help if you have two factions of humanity are warring over Jerusalem, I'd say history provides why they fight, but no one wants that topic. I won't say who is right. But there are also indigenous communities in Canada, without safe water in squalor, if you really look it's not only those spiritual places, but we may give more symbol from their suffering, and they may voice more?